Following 22 July 1994 coup d'etat,Decree No. 1 was passed that suspended the 1970 Constitution, established the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) making its chairman the Head of States (Jammeh) and gave the council legislative power (to make laws in the form of decrees).

DownloadConstitution of the Republic of the Gambia (Suspension and Modification) Decree, 1994.